• Commission on Ministry Manual

  • The formula for calculating medical and pension benefits will change significantly as of 1/1/25. When the new worksheet is ready we will post it here. If you need help in the meantime, please contact your COM liaison or the presbytery office. Thank you.

·       Guidelines for Pulpit Supply and Moderator Remuneration

. Sample of Part-Time Pastor Contract

·       Guidelines for Parish Associates

·       Downloadable Form to Request Transfer of Membership (HR, Validated, At Large) to Coastlands Presbytery

·       Downloadable Form to Request Validation of Ministry

·       Conversation Guide for Validation of Ministries

·       Guidelines for Receiving a Minister from another Christian Denomination as PCUSA

·       Guidelines for Installation/Ordination

·       Guidelines for Laboring Inside and Outside the Bounds of Presbytery

·     Covenant of Closure

·       Guidelines for Exit Interview with Ministers

·       Guidelines for Exit Interview with Sessions

·       Flowchart overview: Calling a Temporary Pastor

·       Flowchart overview: Calling an Interim Pastor

Commission on Preparation for Ministry

·       Commission on Preparation for Ministry Handbook

·       Visual Guide to Commission on Preparation for Ministry Handbook

·       Advisory Handbook on Preparation for Ministry (PCUSA)

·       Commission on Preparation for Ministry Forms for those under care
Form 5A-Additional - Invitation to Reflections on Outcomes of Inquiry
Form 1C-ALT, Report to Committee on Financial Planning for Theological Education

Nominating Committee
Nominating Committee Form

Trustees

·       Financial Policies

·       Expense Reimbursement Policy

·       Issues with Groups that Use Church Property (PC(USA) Legal Services and Risk Management

·       Policy on Loans